diff --git a/config/main.py b/config/main.py
index 10035cdc3f03..b38221b012fc 100644
--- a/config/main.py
+++ b/config/main.py
@@ -669,6 +669,9 @@ def _get_disabled_services_list(config_db):
 
 
 def _stop_services():
+    click.echo("Disabling container monitoring ...")
+    clicommon.run_command("sudo monit unmonitor container_checker")
+
     click.echo("Stopping SONiC target ...")
     clicommon.run_command("sudo systemctl stop sonic.target")
 
@@ -692,6 +695,9 @@ def _restart_services():
     click.echo("Reloading Monit configuration ...")
     clicommon.run_command("sudo monit reload")
 
+    click.echo("Enabling container monitoring ...")
+    clicommon.run_command("sudo monit monitor container_checker")
+
 
 def interface_is_in_vlan(vlan_member_table, interface_name):
     """ Check if an interface is in a vlan """
diff --git a/tests/config_test.py b/tests/config_test.py
index 89d8313d53a8..21200a6ecd9e 100644
--- a/tests/config_test.py
+++ b/tests/config_test.py
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 from utilities_common.db import Db
 
 load_minigraph_command_output="""\
+Disabling container monitoring ...
 Stopping SONiC target ...
 Running command: /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen -H -m --write-to-db
 Running command: pfcwd start_default
 Running command: config qos reload --no-dynamic-buffer
 Restarting SONiC target ...
 Reloading Monit configuration ...
+Enabling container monitoring ...
 Please note setting loaded from minigraph will be lost after system reboot. To preserve setting, run `config save`.
 """
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ def test_load_minigraph(self, get_cmd_module, setup_single_broadcom_asic):
             traceback.print_tb(result.exc_info[2])
             assert result.exit_code == 0
             assert "\n".join([l.rstrip() for l in result.output.split('\n')]) == load_minigraph_command_output
-            assert mock_run_command.call_count == 7
+            assert mock_run_command.call_count == 9
 
     @classmethod
     def teardown_class(cls):